Amelia Court House in Amelia County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Lee's Retreat

By Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009

1. Lee's Retreat Marker

Inscription.

Lee's Retreat. . Lee's army, retreating toward Danville, reached this place, April 4-5, 1865, only to find that the supplies ordered here had gone on to Richmond. The famished soldiers were forced to halt to forage. The result was that Lee, when he resumed the march in the afternoon of April 5, found that Sheridan was at Jetersville blocking the way south.

Lee's army, retreating toward Danville, reached this place, April 4-5, 1865, only to find that the supplies ordered here had gone on to Richmond. The famished soldiers were forced to halt to forage. The result was that Lee, when he resumed the march in the afternoon of April 5, found that Sheridan was at Jetersville blocking the way south.

Erected 1929 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number M-11.)

Location. 37° 20.467′ N, 77° 59.094′ W. Marker is in Amelia Court House, Virginia, in Amelia County. Marker is on Goodes Bridge Road (Business U.S. 360) 0.1 miles east of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Amelia Court House VA 23002, United States of America.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on May 12, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 957 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 12, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.

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